Police began an investigation after a dead body of a missing woman was found hanging from a tree under mysterious circumstances in a jungle in Baleswar district on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Jayanti Sial, a resident of village Patna under Kochiakoli gram panchayat of Soro block in the district.
According to family members of the deceased, Jayanti had gone to a jungle, about two km from their house, to fetch firewood on Tuesday afternoon. But she didn’t return. After a frantic search her son find her hanging from a tree in a half-naked state.
He rushed back to his house and informed the other family members. They suspected that she was murdered so, they informed police. The Sadar SDPO and Soro police station IIC Soro rushed to spot and initiated an investigation after registering a case for rape and murder under the relevant sections of the IPC.
Meanwhile, police detained a person for interrogation suspecting his involvement.